Status: Passed

After being passed by the Senate and National Assembly, the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2012 for Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) was signed by the President on Wednesday, December 19, 2012. The Act makes all five to sixteen year old children residing in the ICT eligible for free and compulsory education by law – implementation of which will be dependent on “Rule of Business” which still need to be formulated.